During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start. After taking a close look at the latest data on institutional buying pressure and each company’s fundamental health, I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 74 big blue chips. Chances are that you have at least one of these stocks in your portfolio, so you may want to give this list a skim and act accordingly.
This Week’s Ratings Changes:
| Upgraded: Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | B |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | B | D | B |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | C | B | B |
| EIX | Edison International | B | C | B |
| F | Ford Motor Company | C | A | B |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | B | C | B |
| FI | Fiserv, Inc. | B | C | B |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | B | C | B |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | B | C | B |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | B |
| NWG | NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| NWS | News Corporation Class B | B | C | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | B | C | B |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | B | C | B |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | B | C | B |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | B | C | B |
| VTRS | Viatris, Inc. | B | C | B |
| XPEV | XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A | B | D | B |
| Z | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C | B | D | B |
| Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | C | C | C |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs | C | C | C |
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | C | C | C |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | C | B | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | C | C | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | D | C |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PSTG | Pure Storage, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | C | C | C |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | C | C | C |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | C | B | C |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | D | C | C |
| CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| ETR | Entergy Corporation | D | C | C |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | C | C | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | C | C | C |
| GFS | GlobalFoundries Inc. | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | D | B | C |
| NI | NiSource Inc | C | C | C |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp. | C | C | C |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | C | C |
| RIVN | Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| SO | Southern Company | C | C | C |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp Class A | C | C | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AZPN | Aspen Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | C | D |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | D | C | D |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | C | D |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | D | C | D |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | D | C | D |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | D | C | D |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | D |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | D | C | D |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | D | D | D |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | D | C | D |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | B | D |
| WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A | D | D | D |
To stay on top of my latest stock ratings, plug your holdings into Portfolio Grader, my proprietary stock screening tool. You may get started here.
Sincerely,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
